HARRISBURG Based An expected 1,230,000 acres
on November 1 conditions, .will be harvested, with an
production of corn for gram, average yield of 79 0 bushels
and sorghum for gram is per acre. Gram sorghum
expected to be below last production is forecast at
year’s levels, according to 275,000 bushels, almost half
the Pennsylvania Crop the crop size of last year An
Reporting Service. estimated. 5000 acres of
Com for gram production sorghum for grain is ex
in Pennsylvania is forecast pected for harvest, with an
at 97.2 million bushels, down average yield of 55 0 bushels
16 percent from a year ago. per acre.
your American Banker.
Your American Bankers Gene Richard William Hughes
He puts a lot of stock in your farm.
A major challenge to the success of raising livestock
is proper money management That’s a challenge your
American Banker is proud to accept Because the peo
ple in our Agri- Business Department have farming back
grounds, they understand the everyday financial needs
of farmers. So when they come out to see you, they
speak your language.
Since the turn of the century, American Bank has
had a special kinship with farmers and their land. Over
the years we’ve kept pace with their needs with loans
for livestock, new equipment, construction and remod
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With over 55 offices throughout Berks Chester Montgomery Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh and Schuylkill Counties
State grain production seen well below 1979
Pennsylvania tobacco
production is forecast at
22.750.000 pounds, up 29
percent from last year’s
17.696.000 pounds Acreage
for harvest should be 13,000
acres, with a yield forecast
of 1750 pounds per acre.
Pasture and range feed
conditions in the Com
monwealth rated very' poor
at 58 percent compared with
?s
Good bankers Good neighbors
American
Bank
good to excellent conditions
reported about the same
tune last year.
Nationally, feed grain
production (com, sorghum,
oats and barley combined)
should be below last year.
Corn for gram production is
forecast at 6.46 billion
bushels, virtually unchanged
from last month, but 17
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eling. As times and needs changed, we helped with
lines of credit and operating capital. Today, we’re still
maintaining that pace with additional financial services
like trusts, retirement and estate planning, and savings
and checking accounts.
American Bankers come from farming stock So it
comes as no surprise that we have a lot of pride in die
farmers we work for. If you’d like to see us, call our
Agri-Business Department at (215) 375-5993. We’ll put
a lot of stock in your ideas
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 22,1950-Al9
percent less than last year’s
record n-op.
Area for harvest should
total 71,193,000 acres with an
average yield of 90.8 bushels
per acre
Gram sorghum production
is forecast at 551 million
bushels, down 32 percent
from last year. Area for
harvest is forecast at
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12.147.000 acres, down six
percent from a year ago.
Average yield indicated at
45.3 bushels per acre com
pared with last year’s yield
of 62.9 bushels per acre.
Soybean production is
forecast at 1.77 billion
bushels, 22 percent less than
last year’s crop. Soybean
harvest area is indicated at
66.907.000 acres, down five
percent from last year, with
an average yield of 26.5
bushels per acre
All tobacco production is
forecast at 1.78 billion
pounds, 17 percent above
last year’s crop. Area for
harvest should increase 12
percent from last year to
922,620,000 acres with an
average yield of 1,930 pounds
per acre.
Overall, pasture and range
ffeed condition nationwide
rated poor to fair at 65
percent compared with 77
percent a year ago.
4-H embryology
replaces
mother hen
LANCASTER - 4-H
youngsters leam to care for
embryos as the egg in
cubates like a mother ben
would care for incubating
eggs. Real mothers fed
sorry for chicks or embryos
m an incubator because they
have no mother.
The 4-H leader, school
teacher or 4-H member must
care for the incubator, egg,
embryo, and chick as a real
mother would. This 4-H
activity tends to rehabilitate
some handicapped
youngsters according to
their school teachers who
are 4-H embryology leaders.
Many youngsters begin to
study more actively as well
as participate in class after
they once complete the 4-H
embryology project. Nearly
all youngsters show intense
interest in this project as
they learn to care for and
protect the young fragile life
of the embryo or chick.
Now that school is in
session if you have a
youngster between 8 and 18
years of age, have them
contact their county agent to
enroll in 4-H embryology.
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